KIEV, Feb. 25 - Poltava ore mining and processing mill (Poltava region) is planning to invest over $100 million in 2005 into development of its current open-cast mine as well as new deposits, into upgrade of equipment and technologies at dressing and pelletizing plants and development of the enterprise's infrastructure, the company reported.

KIEV, Feb. 25 - Mykolaiv Alumina Works, the CIS??™ biggest alumina producer, is planning to increase its use of investments from $26 million in 2004 to $47 million in 2005, Yuriy Ovchynnikov, the enterprise's director general said in an interview with the Kiev Telegraph weekly newspaper.

KYIV, Jan 24 – A road map of the partner agreements with the German rail operator Deutsche Bahn AG will be signed on February 5, Prime Minister Oleksiy Honcharuk said.

KYIV, Jan 24 – Qatari company QTerminals has won the competition for the Olvia seaport concession.

"The second concession tender has been completed. QTerminals from Qatar has won the concession tender in the port of Olvia. UAH 3.4 billion will be invested in the development of the port over five years," wrote Minister of Infrastructure Vladyslav Krykliy on Facebook.

KYIV, Jan 24 – The shareholders of VF Ukraine (provides mobile services under the Vodafone-Ukraine brand) agreed to raise raise up to $500 million from external sources in the near future for the implementation of its growth strategy.

KYIV, Jan 24 – Ukraine in 2018 increased electricity exports by 19.3% (999.4 million kWh) compared with 2017, to 6.166 billion kWh, the Ministry of Energy and Coal Industry reported.

KYIV, Jan 25 – Unit 10 of the Prydniprovska thermal power plant (TPP) will be launched after its switch to long-flame coal on February 28, 2019.

KYIV, Jan 25 - A possible new contract for the transit of Russian natural gas to the European Union should be based on European rules, which will protect Ukraine’s interests and prevent Russia from resorting to non-market and non-competitive methods, and should comply with the rulings of the Arbitration Institute of the Stockholm Chamber of Commerce (SCC), the Ukrainian Foreign Ministry said.

KYIV, Jan 25 – Ukrnafta in 2018 increased extraction of oil and gas condensate by 5% or 0.069 million tons compared with 2017, to 1.448 million tons, the company's press service has reported.

DAVOS, Jan 25 – Naftogaz Ukrayiny will publically present its plan to unbundle gas transportation and production operations in early February, Naftogaz CEO Andriy Kobolev said in Davos.